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Chapter 3

A few hours later before Natalia was buried, Monica got close to the coffin and put her hand on it.

– I'm going to miss you so much, Natalia… You were a great friend for me, and also a sister. – She said while caressing it slowly.

She had heard that Natalia had died from an internal hemorrhage, and that she had died from having a glass pierced in her belly and other smaller pieces in the rest of her body. That explained why she couldn't feel it when she woke up a couple of minutes before dying.

Monica sees how her friends and family cried and threw flowers over her coffin. There were a lot of people, more than she would think she would see. Monica was looking at her funeral service even in the moment in which they buried her body as well as Natalia's. Near 9 p.m., Monica decided it is time for her family to see her alive, but the first person she decides to show herself is to her sister Fiorella; thus, she goes to her bedroom and waits for her to get in there and starts using her computer.

– 'It is time.' – Monica thought while sliding her hand into her pants pocket and took the pendant out of it.

She sees it for a couple of seconds and put it on her neck, looks at her hands and sees how she slowly begins to appear very close to her sister.

Fiorella gets scared and startled on her sit upon the sight of Monica appearing, blinks several times and looks at her opening her eyes wider.

– Monica? Is it you? – She asks slowly getting closer to her.

– I can explain. – Monica said giving a step back.

– You are alive. – Said Fiorella to hug her sister tight. Monica hugs her back and then guides her to her bed so that they both can sit one next to the other.

– How? I saw your body; did you pretend your death? – And so started Fiorella to bombard her with questions.

– No, well… I really died; I think I was in heaven for a couple of minutes. – Monica told her passing a leg over the other.

– What? I don't understand.

Monica takes a deep breath and closes her eyes.

– You'll see: when Natalia and I were passing by the cliff, a truck passed in front of us, I lost control and when I noticed, we jumped out to the cliff.

Monica pauses a little remembering what had happened.

– The little I can remember is that I woke up and couldn't see anything, I heard how Natalia called me and said that she was scared; then, I woke up in a place that I suppose is heaven, and an Archangel whose name was Gabriel appeared to explain me that Natalia was in a better place and that I had not died because I had to fulfil an assignment.

Monica pauses again and touches her pendant.

– Without this pendant I am invisible, I can go through the walls and fly… It is amazing. – She said smiling a little bit. She couldn't deny that she was excited in a way for being able to fly, being invisible and able to go through the walls.

– And… I was here about a couple of hours ago. I heard how you and Elizabetta spoke in my room, I even hugged you and you stood up saying you were cold.

She sees how her sister takes her left hand on her mouth amazed of what she had just heard.

– I can't believe it… – Said Fiorella whispering.

– And… that pendant is what allows you to pretend you're human? – Monica nods and puts her hand on her knee.

– But… can you fly or go through walls while using that pendant? – Monica opens her eyes… Actually, she hadn't thought about whether she was able to do it or not; thus, she stands up in front of a wall.

– Let me check… – She takes a deep breath and extends her right foot, but gets surprised when she's not able to go through the wall.

– I think I lost my powers. – She says whispering.

Fiorella stands up and gets close to her sister.

– To fly? What if you try to fly?

Monica looks at her, extends her arms up trying to fly the way she did before, and gets surprised when she begins to elevate herself and Fiorella starts to laugh.

– This is amazing. – Said Fiorella… Monica stops flying and sits on a chair.